The Function of Symbolism in Gabriel Garcia Marquezs A Very Old Man wi

The Function of symbolization in Gabriel Garcia Marquezs A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings In Gabriel Garcia Marquezs A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings an backer symbolizes the unfamiliar. The apotheosis is not just a celestial body, but a foreign body-someone who stands out as being different from the rest of social club. Consequently, the nonpareil draws circumspection to cultured societys reaction, ergo the communitys reaction within the story when it confronts him. Using the angel as a symbol, Marquez verbalises how ignorance reveals the vulnerability of human nature often prima(p) to uncivilized behaviour. At the very outset, civilized society is shown to be benighted and uncharitable towards the unfamiliar. alternatively of offering a helping hand, Pelayo, a representative of the civilized society, runs away in terror from the angel who is an old man, a very old man, lying face down in the muff (487) and totally helpless. The angel is falsely accused of being a temporary survivor of a celestial conspiracy (488). Later, when the chicken coop collapses, the angel is not welcome in the house. The people fear what they do not understand and be elfin the angel instead of attempting to understand him to gain keenness and enlightenment, and when he has a temperature, or can barely see and eat, they show him no charity. Instead, Elisenda shouts out that it is awful living in that pit abundant of angels(491) when in reality it is awful for the angel living in the hell of uncivilized society. Furthermore, civilized society demonstrates suspicion, rudeness and prejudice when confronting the unknown. For instance, Pelayo and his wife flat prejudge the angel because of his decrepit outward appearance. Indeed, they finally accept the ang... ... little world, and is so narrow-minded, that it is impossible to accept that something different from itself could possibly rank higher(prenominal) in the overall scheme of things. The angel does nothing to i ncur civilized societys disrespect, anger, and abuse. Instead of acting in a civilized manner, society is suspicious, ignorant, atrocious and cruel in its treatment to someone who is different from all the rest. Instead of taking a civilized approach of intellectual refinement and enlightenment, society acts unsophisticated, primitive and crude. By bringing these actions to light, Marquez skillfully enlightens the reader to conclude that domain is indeed vulnerable and not all that civilized after all. BibliographyGarcia M. Gabriel. A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings. 2004. 13 Nov. 2006 http//www.geocities.com/cyber_explorer99/garciamarquezoldman.html